Spanish player Cristian de Horna will be heading to next month’s Malta Poker Festival in style after winning an amazing €2,300 VIP package in a MainEventTravel giveaway. The 26-year-old from Madrid will be competing in the €500,000 guaranteed Grand Event as well as enjoying five nights’ accommodation at the luxurious 5* Hilton Malta.
The VIP package also includes nightclub entry, access to special player’s events such as meet-and-greet get-togethers, a casino drinks package and full concierge service PLUS a MainEventTravel.com credit towards flights. The giveaway, which ran on X (formerly Twitter) at the start of September, was yet another added-value promotion run by MainEventTravel. MET is committed to giving poker players a dedicated travel service and has been giving players a host of chances to win their way into major festivals through its regular promotions on social media.
MET will be providing live updates from the Malta Poker Festival – and tracking Cristian’s progress all the way. The festival is running October 23-30 at Portomaso Casino with nearly 30 different tournaments on the action-packed schedule.
Cristian, who worked as a Customer Service Agent for American Airlines at Madrid Airport before taking up poker full-time, will be making his way to the airport this time for his new career! He’ll be heading to his first poker tournament outside of Spain, making his poker debut in Malta. His biggest live cash to date was seventh in a Main Event at a Spanish poker festival in Madrid for €3,600 (pictured) and he also made the final of a Winamax event in his home city. He added: “At first, I just didn’t believe I’d won the Malta Poker festival VIP package! It’s the first time I have ever won something like this. I’m really thrilled about it and I cannot wait to get to Malta!”
VIP packages for all
MET is keen to remind players that you don’t have to be a promotion winner to take advantage of our Special Offers for the Malta Poker Festival VIP packages – there are still some fantastic deals at discounted prices until the end of the month, including Accommodation, Grand Event buy-in, Casino Drinks Package, Concierge Service and more!
Hotels to suit every budget in Malta
And even if you don’t go VIP, you can still enjoy an amazing time at the Malta Poker Festival with great hotel options to suit every budget near the tournament venue. Malta is an amazing place to visit in October with blissful sunshine and daytime temperatures still around 25° sunshine every day.
About the Grand Event
The €550 buy-in Main Event – known as the Grand Event powered by Unibet DSO – is the showpiece of the festival, offering an impressive €500,000 guaranteed prize pool. Players will receive a 50,000 starting stack, and the tournament features seven starting flights, with 50-minute levels on Days 1a and 1b, followed by 40-minute levels Days 1c, 1d and 1e, and 20-minute turbos Day 1f and 1g. Players will be entitled to two re-entries and can register until Level 8 each day. You also have the option to play multiple starting days and bring forward your largest stack to Day 2. Players also receive a free casino buffet dinner on Grand Event play days.
The Malta Poker Festiva’s Spring edition saw 1,226 entries in the Grand Event, generating a guarantee-busting prize pool of €586,760. Scotland’s Lewis Coffin won a career-best cash of €100,600 after beating Lithania’s Martynas Brazdzionis heads-up.
Packed Malta Poker Festival schedule
The Malta Poker Festival Autumn Schedule has something for every level of player. Buy-ins range from €120 for The Amateur Poker Association & Tour Maltese Championship and the Bounty Hunter Progressive, right up to a €1,100 High Roller, with €150 satellites available for the High Roller.
In addition to a Deepstack, a Win the Button, and Mystery Bounty Event, check out the PLO Knights Crusaders, the Ladies First! Tournament hosted by Ylva Thorsrud, and the Seniors Event hosted by Paul ‘Rinty’ Monaghan. There is also a €230 H.O.R.S.E. event, €230 Crazy Pineapple, the €250 Hendon Mob Championship and the Betsson One Bullet €150 for those who love a freeze-out.
Tons of hotel options for the Malta Poker Festival
MainEventTravel.com has hotel rooms available to suit every budget in Malta, many for less than most major online travel providers and with cancellation options available. MET makes searching for rooms nearby easy with the handy events listing for MPF Autumn that allows you to search by proximity to MPF venue or by price.
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